What is Dissenter?
It's a little extension for your browser which links back to gab.com's server farm, which will create and host a unique, un-censored comment section for any submitted web address.
This in essence creates a shadow comment section for every webpage on the internet!
It's simple. It's brilliant. It's so obvious, one wonders why it took so long.
-A journal article on some taboo, highly controlled subject shuts down the comment section because the publishers don't like the opinions expressed by its readers? You may now Dissent!
I find that comment sections are often where I discover the most useful insights anyway, very often more informative and honest than the articles themselves. Though articles, even bad ones, are extremely valuable; the article provides a back story, does the hard work of pushing entropy away from the blank page, ignites the spark of a thought and thus allows people's connection machines to light up! A gem of a comment can then be provided without its author having to do all the establishing groundwork. Gremlins on the shoulders of giants can be smarter than the giant. It can be a productive co-dependence.
But often comment sections are unavailable, either by design or due to technical barriers. A service like Dissenter provides a ready solution.
Interestingly, it's run by Gab, which is apparently, (accused throughout the media anyway) a home for politically Right thinking people.
It also allows for long-form posting rather than limited Tweets. -This encourages, one would hope, long-form thinking rather than just enough characters for emotional button punches. It might be a place for actual reasonable discussion to take place as uncensored long-form thought tends to favor people who can think and express clearly.
Anyway.., I would encourage people to take a look at this very new tool. -I just checked and there is one single post on the Dissenter window on the SOTT main page right now. I would encourage Laura or someone of similar status to perhaps put something welcoming there, since under the current coding paradigm it will be there forever.
I was tempted, but will refrain from doing so. :)
Now, I don't anticipate the comment sections of SOTT being shut down any time soon due to fits of hysterical control freakishness on the part of the webmasters, thus requiring Dissent, but it's cool to have the proof of concept right there, for all to see.
Go to the Dissenter download page:
dissenter.com
It's a little extension for your browser which links back to gab.com's server farm, which will create and host a unique, un-censored comment section for any submitted web address.
This in essence creates a shadow comment section for every webpage on the internet!
It's simple. It's brilliant. It's so obvious, one wonders why it took so long.
-A journal article on some taboo, highly controlled subject shuts down the comment section because the publishers don't like the opinions expressed by its readers? You may now Dissent!
I find that comment sections are often where I discover the most useful insights anyway, very often more informative and honest than the articles themselves. Though articles, even bad ones, are extremely valuable; the article provides a back story, does the hard work of pushing entropy away from the blank page, ignites the spark of a thought and thus allows people's connection machines to light up! A gem of a comment can then be provided without its author having to do all the establishing groundwork. Gremlins on the shoulders of giants can be smarter than the giant. It can be a productive co-dependence.
But often comment sections are unavailable, either by design or due to technical barriers. A service like Dissenter provides a ready solution.
Interestingly, it's run by Gab, which is apparently, (accused throughout the media anyway) a home for politically Right thinking people.
It also allows for long-form posting rather than limited Tweets. -This encourages, one would hope, long-form thinking rather than just enough characters for emotional button punches. It might be a place for actual reasonable discussion to take place as uncensored long-form thought tends to favor people who can think and express clearly.
Anyway.., I would encourage people to take a look at this very new tool. -I just checked and there is one single post on the Dissenter window on the SOTT main page right now. I would encourage Laura or someone of similar status to perhaps put something welcoming there, since under the current coding paradigm it will be there forever.
I was tempted, but will refrain from doing so. :)
Now, I don't anticipate the comment sections of SOTT being shut down any time soon due to fits of hysterical control freakishness on the part of the webmasters, thus requiring Dissent, but it's cool to have the proof of concept right there, for all to see.
Go to the Dissenter download page:
Dissenter | Free Speech Web Browser
Dissenter is a browser built for people, not advertisers. By using Dissenter you'll be blocking Big Tech ads and trackers, making your browsing experience faster and more secure. Comment on any URL
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